Easy Baked Meatballs Recipe – Oven-Baked & Homemade

Occasionally you will find me in the frozen food aisle aimlessly looking for fast and easy dinner ideas. When I’m in a rush, I like to grab a bag of frozen meatballs, box of spaghetti, sauce and be on my way. Not anymore! With this Easy Baked Meatballs Recipe I can have dinner in about the same time or faster.

Easy Baked Meatballs Recipe

Save money by making your own homemade meatballs. In my opinion, this Easy Baked Meatballs Recipe taste so much better than store bought from the frozen food aisle. When you make your own Meatballs, you know exactly what you are putting into your belly.

These meatballs go great with spaghetti, or on their own. My kids love them and always ask for seconds. You can also make these ahead of time and freeze them. For me, this way works best especially when i’m in a hurry. When you are ready to bake them, just pull them out of the freezer the night before and put them in the refrigerator to defrost.

**If you have Celiac, or need a gluten-free version, make sure to use this Gluten Free Panko in place of the regular panko or breadcrumbs! It really doesn’t change the texture or taste. No one will know the difference.

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Kim, you could absolutely freeze them! I like to freeze them cooked. To freeze cooked meatballs with the sauce, just place them in a freezer bag, flatten the bag to squeeze the air out and seal it. Label and date the freezer bag so you don’t forget what’s in there, and put it in a freezer. You could also freeze without the sauce. Just lay them flat on a pan when freezing so they don't clump together. To defrost frozen meatballs, you can either move the freezer bag to the refrigerator to thaw overnight, or take the frozen meatballs out of the freezer bag and thaw in microwave. My favorite way is to just throw the frozen meatballs in a slow cooker with sauce and let cook for 6-7 hours on low or 3 hours on High.

I am REALLY picky about meat...love the flavor, but not usually crazy about the meat itself. I made these thinking that they are big, so I would get the flavor and not have to actually eat the meatball. Well, I decided to try one...and OMG!!! YUM, YUM, YUM!!!! Froze half so the next time I can throw them in the crockpot with the sauce. A GREAT recipe....and so easy. Girlfriend....I will use your meatball recipe from here on....THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

These are the best meatballs I have ever eaten! They rival the ones ate Carrabba's Italian Restaurant. So juicy and flavorful. Easy to make. They are my go to meatball recipe for entertaining and for my family. My hubby always asks for more! If you want add even more flavor you can add some ground pork. Yum! Thanks so much.

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